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News10 new results for Medicare
 
Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics
KERO-TV 23
WASHINGTON - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system. On July 1 ...
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Medicare Access in Tallahassee: Milestone or Millstone?
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Most older persons in America use Medicare as their primary health insurance. Medicare coverage for hospitalizations is automatic once the citizen turns 65 and was a participant in the Social Security system ("Medicare Part A"). Coverage for doctor's ...
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Lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs ...
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Report: 700 doctors wrote possibly harmful Medicare prescriptions
Washington Post (blog)
More than 700 doctors nationwide wrote prescriptions for elderly and disabled patients in highly questionable and potentially harmful ways, according to a report of Medicare's drug program released Thursday. The review by the inspector general of the ...
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Medicare changes to help diabetics
TriValley Central
A diabetic tests his level of blood sugar in Kamen, Germany, on Jan. 3, 2009. Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause ...
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Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming to diabetics
The Daily News Online
POTENTIAL SAVINGS: This Jan. 3, 2009, file photo shows a diabetic testing his level of blood sugar in Kamen, Germany. Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their ...
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Free Medicare counseling available at St. Anthony's Medical Center
STLtoday.com
ST. LOUIS — For nine years, St. Anthony's Medical Center has helped local residents seeking to understand Medicare. That help has come through a partnership with CLAIM, the official state health insurance assistance program. CLAIM leads a network of ...
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Medicare and BCBS premiums
Federal Times
Q. My wife and I are both covered by Medicare. We have been told my Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Federal Employee Plan premium will not be reduced. Other friends in our situation have had their Medicare supplement premiums reduced. When I try to ...
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Medicare Minute- Medicare's National Mail-Order Program
The Clarion
Beginning July 1, 2013, Medicare beneficiaries who have their diabetic testing supplies delivered will have to get their supplies from a Medicare contract supplier. This applies to beneficiaries enrolled in Original Medicare who live in all parts of ...
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Medicare, private payer accuracy up, but patient costs reach 25%
EHRIntelligence.com
Medicare and private payers are paying out claims faster, more accurately, and more electronically than ever before, according to a new report by the American Medical Association (AMA), but patients are now responsible for an average of 25% of the ...
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Blogs2 new results for Medicare
 
Inspector General Faults Medicare for Not Tracking 'Extreme ...
By ProPublica
Echoing a ProPublica investigation, a report finds hundreds of doctors with questionable and potentially dangerous prescribing patterns. In a response, Medicare says it will step up monitoring and review the list for fraud or abuse.
ProPublica: Articles and Investigations
What Medicare and Medicaid mean to Maine's hospitals - Dirigo Blue
By Gerald Weinand
As the Maine Legislature is about to take a vote on whether to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of the bill that would expand ...
Dirigo Blue


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